Sophomore running back Travis Sparks gets stopped in the backfield as Menlo linebacker Dominic Jackson breaks through the offensive line at the beginning of the third quarter Saturday. During the Leopards’ first home game, the team fell to the Oaks, 56-7. The next home game is at 1 p.m. Saturday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. / photo by Jessica Harsen
Karleigh Neff
LV Life Editor
The Leopard football...

As the season approaches head football coach Chris Krich pushes his team during practice. David Kain (No. 7), a junior safety, runs to block another player during the drill. / photo by Celine Dehban
Jolene Nacapuy
Staff Writer
Defense is the prime focus in the Leopards’ plan to win this season.
Last season, the football team finished with a 4-5 record.
“We are competing for a conference championship...

Senior tight end Oscar Bauman reaches for the ball in the end zone for his second touchdown against Occidental Saturday. The Leopards beat the Tigers, 36-24. / photo by Hunter Cole
Taylor Perez-Graham
Staff Writer
The football team ended its 2012 season on a winning note Saturday afternoon with a 36-24 defeat over Occidental at Ortmayer Stadium.
The Leopards closed out the season with a 4-3 record...

Sophomore quarterback Travis Carter takes a hard hit from Pomona-Pitzer linebacker Kyle Roskamp in the second quarter of Saturday’s game. Despite the hit, Carter completed the pass to senior tight end Oscar Bauman. The Leopards went on to defeat the Sagehens, 34-24. / photo by Hunter Cole
Michelle Nunez
Staff Writer
As cloudy skies turned to sunshine Saturday so did the Leopards’ playoff chances...

Sophomore quarterback Travis Carter rushes to pick up the first down on a fourth and long situation in the first quarter, freed up by a block from junior wide receiver Chad Lucas. The Leopards lost 40-21 to the Bulldogs despite a valiant effort from Carter, who threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another. The loss snaps the Leopards’ two game winning streak. / photo by Ryan Gann
Taylor Perez-Graham
Staff...

Senior public administration major, Allen Daniels is moving up from NCAA Division III Football at the University of La Verne to play indoor football for the Florida Tarpons. At La Verne, Daniels played wide receiver and defensive back. After his expected graduation in January, Daniels plans to go to Florida for training camp. If he does well enough during the season, which starts in March, he has a...

Remodeled with artificial turf, La Verne’s new football stadium has been open for football and soccer practice since mid-summer. With the opening of the new Ortmayer Stadium, the university will have one of the premiere stadiums in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The grand re-opening of the stadium will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 15. / photo by Hunter Cole
Christian Orozco
Sports...

Construction on the football field moves along with the input of the cooling system. Pipes buried beneath the field cool the artificial turf when it gets too hot. On Tuesday, the contractor Byrom-Davey worked to cover the piles of dirt and rock with tarps to protect them from rain and mud. / photo by Zachary Horton
Christian Orozco
Sports Editor
The $4 million project of refurbishing Ortmayer Stadium...

Sophomore David Kain, movement in sports science major, will compete at the 2012 National University Weightlifting Championship at Louisiana State University in Shreveport on April 13 and 14. Kain will be competing in two Olympic events, the snatch and the clean and jerk. / photo by Scott Mirimanian
Cindy Vallejo
Staff Writer
You can see David Kain in class, on the football field and now in the weight...

La Verne safety Arsian Erdinc takes down Whittier quarterback Kelly Maguire in the final minutes of the second quarter on Saturday. The Leopards beat the Poets in their final game of the season, with a score of 24-20. / photo by Danielle Navarro
Kevin Parada
Staff Writer
The football team ended the 2011 season on Saturday on a high note by beating Whittier in a closely contested game, 24-20.
With the...